Posted by Wendy B. on September 27, 2001, at 10:42:50
In reply to Re: Bipolar Disorder without Mania--Tina, posted by Roo on September 26, 2001, at 13:24:42
tina,
you need a dx in order to be treated by anybody who is an MD. i.e., they HAVE to write something on your chart. ask them what they've put down. get copies. they may have just punked out and written generalized anxiety disorder, or depression, but it would be helpful to know what the dx codes were. they come in numerical form.
if you have time, can you write something about what each of the 5 dr's said? what their qualifications are? (MD, PhD, CSW, etc.) what each one prescribed, if anything. it would be interesting, i think. also think you need to see #6!
i'm sure you have a bipolar illness, from what you've described. the higher level of creativity and the energy to get things done is hypomania. it's also typical for the bipolar personality to long for those times when they seemed, as you say, unstoppable. there is also a less 'high' type of cycling, called cyclothymia. maybe we should read up on that... i'll look some stuff up.
here's hoping someone will take your symptoms seriously.
best,
wendy> Tina--I'm glad you wrote about this. I feel very
> similar to you when it comes to my moods...I don't
> feel manic...but go through periods of more energy
> and creativity and then I'll go through depressive
> cycles and not even be able to imagine how I ever had
> energy or creativity. I've wondered, am I bipolar,
> or is that just life--ebbs and flows, hills and valleys...and
> perfectly normal...I don't know.
> Do you take meds? If so, which ones? Have you ever
> tried a mood stabilizer?
poster:Wendy B.
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